Building construction



March 22, 1932. M. A. BRISINGER 1,850,787

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed May 6, 1930 .4 Aims? KKQKWEYEWEFMM wimmsmxINVENTOR Marcel 4. fir/smger HIS ATTORNEY Patented "Mar. .22; 1932.

UNITED STATES MARGEL' A. BRISINGER, OF KEARNY, NEW. JERSEY BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION.

Application filed May 6, 1930. Serial.No. 450,087.

The invention relates to building construction and more particularly tothe construction of interior walls .of dwelling'houses or any otherbuildings.

5 The principal object of the invention is the provision of a system ofconstruction by which a satisfactory smooth, rigidand permane'ntsurfaceimay be formed upon the) of a'wall which will absorb both soundand moisture thereby providing a wall'which has both acoustic propertiesand longilife under all climatic conditions,

Another object is the provision of a wall which will be healthier, moresanitary, warmer'and more permanent than known types of walls. p y

.In addition tothe'foregoing objects and advantages awall isprovidedwhich is less expensive in construction.

The invention contemplates the use of wall I boards formed'of a fibrouscomposition, numerous types of which are in the market; completelycovering the wall. boards with sheets of fabric and applying a'thin coatof plastic materialto the fabric to provide a finishing surface. It iswell known in the art to apply'a finishingcoat of plaster direct to suchwall boards. However, the ordinary finishing coat does not readilyadhere to the wall boards and when it is applied in such fashion cracksalmost invariably form at each, of-the meeting or abutting edges,'ren-"dering the wall unsightly and unsatisfactory for high grade work. Ithas been further proposedto cover the vertical and horizontal jointsbetween the wall boards with strips of wire fabric. While this helpsconditions to w some extent it still does not provide a satis- A stillfurther object is the construction the construction at a corner; and

factory wall. With this construction the finishing coat must be preparedwith great care in order to adhere to the wall boards and a reasonablythick layer of plaster must be applied to thesurface; With such a thick5 layer, regardless of its constituency, cracks are bound to develop.

In accordance with the present invention the finishing coat is made ofan elastic and tough but not brittle material and is applied to thefabric in an extremely thin layer. A bond is thus actually formedbetween the finishing coat and the fabric and cracks are eliminatedregardless of the ordinary distortion of the walls caused by settling ofthe as building, vibration or other causes.

2 Furtherobjects and advantages of theinvention will be inpart set forthin the followingspecification and in part will be obvious therefromwithout being specifically pointed out, the same being realized andattained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations pointed outin the claims hereof.

For a completeunderstanding of the invention drawings have been provided.in which a preferred embodiment of the inventionis illustrated.Referring to said drawings:

- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a wall constructed inaccordance with the invention and having various layers broken away forclearness of illustration;

Fig.2 is a sectional plan view taken on line 22ofFig. 1, andin additionshowing Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view on an enlargedscale and is taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, althoughsaid view might beatypical section through any part of the wall construction.

Referring again to said drawings the ref erence numeral 5 designates themain wall structure or studding. This studding may be of theconventional wooden structure, metallie supports or any approvedconstruction. In some cases, particularly in repair jobs, it may even bedesirable to install the wall over the existing wall of wooden or metallath, plaster board or whatever it might be.

Secured to the studding 5, preferably by nails 6, are sheets of wallboard 7. These sheets as illustrated extend from the floor line 8 to theceilin (not shown). However, they may extend lengthwise of the wall ifdesired or may even be made up in small sections although the latterconstruction is not considered toheso advantageous. The wall boards arepreferably formed of a fibrous composition such as cane, wood pulp,asbestos or similar substances. However, almost any of the numerous wellkllQWIL'lWfillfliOflldS-TOH. the market are readily adaptable for thepurpose. As illustrated the sheetsofwall board are laid in abuttingrelation to each other. In Fig. 1 the width of the sheets of wall boardare designated by thev dimension lines marked (1..

Sheets, of fabric 9iare .adhesively secured to the .wall bQards'Z. Thesheets offabrioare .preferabl .formed of a, tough muslin suitablytreated 13. though other fabrics maybe used and evena wire meshwould'notv precluded althoughv atough th fabric ispreferred.

' The sheets of fabrictcompletely coverthe wall boards and as previouslystated are firmly secured thereto. by a suitable adhesive. In

the wall boards. the joints between. the wall boards will h notice theywould be appliedto -,thewall .arfds in a manner substantially the sameas wallpaper is appliedtoa wall. The eda s v of the sheetsof fabric arepreferably llaidin abutting relation, although this is. byzno meansessential, and. itjis desirable. that th abutting edges, of the Sheets:of fabricv be staggered in relationtosthe abnttingedges of 'Inthismanner each of covered by. the fabric. Due to ,the elasticity orinherentstretch in he fabricflit will be apparent; thatiany naturalweaving or'distort on of the. walls will not materially efiect the.fabric. It is Preferable to lay the sheet of fabric in the same generaldirection as the sheets of wall board but this is not eswSfiIlld-fil forinstance, the sheets of fabric 7 might be; laidat right angles or diagnally to the sheets of. Wall board. lin,JFig..1 th width of the sheetsof fabric is designated by the dimension lines 1).. As illustrated thewidths of the sheets of fabric are different from the widths of the wallboard sheets. However, this may vary according to the standard widths offabric and wall board I used A thin coating of plastic materiallflfisapplied to the sheets of fabrio s. Thisfplastic material is formed ofany suitable substance which 1s tough and elastic but not too brittle.The fabric being more or less porous will absorb a certain amount of thecoating of 'lastic material and a firm bond, will be ormodbetweenthefabric and coating. Thus the coating of plastic materialniaybe extremelythin. This makes for great economy of construction but principallyprovides a finishing surface which is hard smooth, of

This also. has the great advantage'in that a flat paint of the desiredcolor or tint maybe selected and the ex ense of painting the Walliseliminated. owever, a plastic material of aneutral color may be em loyedand a permanent hard finished snr e is provided which may'bepainted 0rdecorated in any desired manner.

At the corners of the room or betweenthe walls and ceiling itisvreferable, to. we a- 1 sheetmetal anglell as s own inlFig. 2,.

Changes in material, detailsof construction, and arrangementsofpartsrmay be made by one skilled, in the art without departing from thespirit of theinvention or the scoped of .theappended claims. f

I claim:

.1. :An interior wall construction comprising, in combination with themainwall structure ,or studding, wallboardssecured to. said a!structure, sheets of fabric, completely coveringandsecured directly uponthe proximat face ofthesaid wall boards, and a thin coating of plasticmaterial laid on said sheets of fabric.v

2. An interior wallconstruction comprising,'in combination with.themain-wall structure or studding, fibrous composition wall boardssecured to'sa'id structure, sheets of :tough cloth fabric completely.covering and 1t adhesively secured directl upon the proximate face ofthe said wall cards, and athin coating of plastic material laid on andform- .ing a bond withisaid'sheets of fabric.

3. An interior wall construction comprisi ing, in combination with themain wallstructure or studding, sheets of wall board secured in abuttingrelation toisaid structure,

sheets of fabric completelycovering and ad- ,hes'ively secured directlyupon the proximate -35 face of the said sheetsof wall board, the jointsbetween said sheets of wall board and said sheets of fabric beingstaggered in relation to each other, and a thincoating of lasticmateriallaid on and forming a hon -with said l sheets of fabric. I 4.An: interior wall construction compris- 1,850,787 a 3 in fabric beingstaggered in relation to each other; and *athin coating of plasticmaterial laid on and forming a'bond with said-"sheets of fabric. p

5. Aninterior wall construction comprising, in combination with the mainwall structure or stu'dding, wallboards secured to said structure,sheets of fabric completely covering and adhesively secured directlyupon the proximate face'of the said wall boards, and a thin coating ofplastic material laidon' and forming a bond with said sheets of fabric,said plastic material comprising paint mixed with substantially equalparts of plaster of Paris and Whiting.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

I MARGELQA. BRISINGER.

